The discovery and development of marine compounds with pharmaceutical potential

Authors
Munro, MHG Blunt, JW Dumdei, EJ Hickford, SJH Lill, RE Li, SX Battershill, CN Duckworth, AR
Citation
Mhg. Munro et al., The discovery and development of marine compounds with pharmaceutical potential, J BIOTECH, 70(1-3), 1999, pp. 15-25
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Biotecnology & Applied Microbiology",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
ISSN journal
01681656 → ACNP
Volume
70
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
15 - 25
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-1656(19990430)70:1-3<15:TDADOM>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
An assessment of the current status of marine anticancer compounds is prese nted along with a case study on the aquaculture of Lissodendoryx n. sp l, a sponge that produces the antimitotic agents halichondrin B and isohomohali -chondrin B. The use of polymer therapeutics to enhance the properties of m arine natural products is considered. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All ri ghts reserved.